Everyone has a favorite type of doughnut, but what do you know about them besides that they're tasty? Browse through the gallery to see 10 facts about the sweet treat.

Everyone has a favorite type of doughnut, but what do you know about them besides that they're tasty?Browse through the gallery to see 10 facts about the sweet treat.

Everyone has a favorite type of doughnut, but what do you know... Photo-6851198.64073 - Connecticut Post

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1) National Doughnut Day.

Taking place the first Friday of June, National Doughnut Day has been celebrated since 1982. Initially, The Salvation Army started the holiday to honor the women who served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I.

1) National Doughnut Day. Taking place the first Friday of June,... Photo-4750985.64073 - Connecticut Post

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2) The doughnut dates back before American settlers.

Archeologists have found fossilized remains of what seem to be doughnuts from prehistoric Native American settlements.

2) The doughnut dates back before American settlers.

Archeologists have found fossilized remains of what seem to be doughnuts from prehistoric Native American settlements.

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2) The doughnut dates back before American settlers.... Photo-4750989.64073 - Connecticut Post

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3) Mom knows best.

In 1847, Captain Hanson Crockett Gregory is recognized as creating the doughnut with a hole in the middle. However, the pastry he manipulated was made by his mother, who baked the pastries from his ship’s spice cargo, according to Smithsonian Magazine.

Women with the Salvation Army who served doughnuts during WWI came to be known as “Doughnut Dollies.” In World War II, this term came to include women in both the Salvation Army and the Red Cross, who also served the treats to troops.

America consumes more than 10 billion doughnuts each year, according to 2005’s "The Donut Book: the Whole Story in Words, Pictures and Outrageous Tales." Canadians consume less, purchasing approximately one billion doughnuts according to "The Donut: A Canadian History," published in 2008.

Doughnuts perhaps are most notably recognized as a love of the goofy dad, Homer Simpson, on the cartoon "The Simpsons." The show has 24 seasons. Other fictional doughnut lovers include Liz Lemon of "30 Rock" and Ron Swanson of "Parks and Recreation."

Countries around the world enjoy their twists on the dessert. In Japan, doughnuts are a little spicier, with retailers adding curry to create sweet and savory items. Jamaica accompanies fare like jerk chicken, fish or pork with a long, thin savory doughnut called "Festival," according to the Huffington Post.